Join us on September 22, 2023 for our first Clinical Grand Rounds of the new academic year when Daniel Varon, MD and Khaled Moussawi, MD, PhD will present on the topic of "Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in Depression: Current Clinical Practice and Future Directions."
Dr. Varon is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Director of TMS Services at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital. After completing a combined Psychiatry/Neurology residency at the Medical University of South Carolina, he relocated to Pittsburgh where he completed a clinical fellowship in Geriatric Psychiatry at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital and was appointed to the Department of Psychiatry faculty. Dr. Varon's clinical interests include geriatric psychiatry, neurocognitive disorders, and interventional psychiatry. His presentation will focus on "TMS in Depression: Current Clinical Practice and Future Directions."
Dr. Moussawi is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology and Bioengineering and directs the Translational Neuropsychiatry Through Neuromodulation (TN²) Lab at the University of Pittsburgh. After graduating from the MD/PhD program at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), he completed a residency in Neurology at the Mass General Brigham Program affiliated with Harvard Medical School, followed by a clinical fellowship in Neuropsychiatry at Johns Hopkins University and a research fellowship at the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). He joined the Department of Psychiatry faculty in 2020. Dr. Moussawi's lab investigates the neurobiology of substance use disorders and use of neuromodulation techniques such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), deep brain stimulation (DBS), and transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) to treat drug addiction and related neuropsychiatric disorders. In his presentation, Dr. Moussawi will focus on "Neuromodulatory Transcranial Focused Ultrasound: The Premise and Promise."
Drs. Varon and Moussawi will review the use of TMS in the treatment of refractory depression, the protocols currently approved and barriers to access this type of treatment for patients. They will also address new accelerated TMS protocols currently being explored and implemented in different clinical settings.
This lecture will be offered as a hybrid event. Join us in-person in the UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Auditorium or attend remotely using the Zoom information below:
Link: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/93248382716
Passcode: 280892
For More Information. Please contact Shardai Key Ward at keysj4@upmc.edu.
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS. The entirety of this program will be a lecture by the speaker(s). All individuals able to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients. Registration is not required for this event. This event is free and there will be no refunds. The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Other health care professionals are awarded .15 continuing education units (CEUs), which are equal to 1.5 contact hours. In accordance with Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education requirements on disclosure, information about relationships of presenters with commercial interests (if any) will be included in materials which will be distributed at the time of the conference. WPH is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. WPH maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. This program is being offered for 1.5 continuing education credits. The indicated number of clock hours of continuing education is provided through UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital’s Office of Educational Resources and Planning, a PA-approved provider of social work continuing education in accordance with all the applicable educational and professional standards of the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapist. These clock hours satisfy requirements for LSW/LCSW, LPC and LMFT renewal. For more information, call (412) 204-9085.
